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    In July of 1971, the Alpena Power Company lowered the Thunder Bay River by nine feet. This was done by opening the Ninth Street Dam and closing the Four-Mile Dam. The purpose of this was to allow the Detroit and Mackinac Railway crew to inspect the car bridge north of ...

    This ski hill was located 15 miles south of Alpena, Michigan in Spruce. The area was usually referred to as Lookout Inn for a restaurant in the area. The inn still exists, but is now known as Rosa's Lookout Inn.

    This marrated slide show was a group project for a graduate class offered though Central Michigan University. It reviews and explains some of the resources available to study the history and people of Alpena.

    The Fletcher Office Building was originally a bath house built by the Alpena Magnetic Sulphur Springs Company in 1892. Mineral water was supplied by a 1,276 foot flowing well on the property. It was not a success and closed after just a few years. The building was purchased by the ...

    Alpena Fire Department Sleigh. A sleigh provided fast transportation of firemen during winter fires.

    Engine House No. 1 of the Central Fire Station. This building replaced the original Engine House No. 1, which burned in 1910. It was located on the corner of Third Avenue and River Street. This was the first ladder truck owned by the Alpena Fire Department, circa 1920s.

    Engine House No. 1 of the Central Fire Station. This building replaced the original Engine House No. 1, which burned in 1910. It was located on the corner of Third Avenue and River Street.

    Interior of Engine House No. 1. Two uniformed men sit near the head of the table at a dinner held in the Fire Station. Note the two beds in the rear left corner, used by firemen on duty.

    Engine House No. 1 of the Central Fire Station. This building replaced the original Engine House No. 1, which burned in 1910. It was located on the corner of Third Avenue and River Street.

    W.L. and H.D. Churchill Lumber Company. This mill was first built by F.N. Barlow in 1871. It was purchased by the Churchills in 1877. During the season of 1882, it cut 17,250,000 feet of lumber and about 5,000,000 feet of lath. The firm also had a store and a wagon ...

    Logs were easier to transport during the winter on ice roads. A sprinkler wagon sprinkled water on the road to freeze into an ice path for the horse teams to pull a log sled.

    Loading or unloading logs on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car.

    People in front of a logging camp during the winter could be family visiting or cooks with their helpers and chore boys.

    Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad cars much easier. The horse-drawn piece of equipment shown on the right is a "big wheel." The big axle allowed it to be driven over a pile of logs. Chains were used to suspend the logs from the ...

    Railroad logging crew in front of a Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway car.

    This downtown fire was located on the west side of Second Avenue between Chisholm and Rivers Streets in the early 1920s.

    Country store in Alpena County with Texaco gas, Royal Crown Cola, and an IGA. Typical of country stores that dotted Alpena County, this store offered a little bit of everything.

    The Jefferson School was built on the corner of Oldfield and Pine Streets prior to 1883 and was originally named just the Third Ward School. By 1887, it had become the Jefferson School. On March 10, 1888, the original building burned, and a new, larger Queen Anne Style school was ...

    A family at what looks to be Starlite Beach on Lake Huron. Huron Portland Cement is in the far distance of left.

    Arthur Linke and friend riding in a circa 1910 vehicle in July 1962.